Airline snacks not all healthy (The Globe Gazette)
This is the second-annual DietDetective.com Airline Survey. The airlines are constantly changing what they serve, and we?re on the case, trying to distinguish Calorie Bargains from Calorie Rip-offs....more...Are you ready? Because it?s coming. - The dreaded Holiday travel season (The State Journal-Register)
Holiday travelers will be greeted this year by gasoline at $3-plus per gallon, fuel surcharges, crowded airports and rising fares for the Thanksgiving/Christmas travel period....more... Air travelers cautioned to plan ahead for Thanksgiving rush at PBIA (Palm Beach Daily news)
As the Thanksgiving travel pace peaks this week at Palm Beach International Airport, there are scenarios for both pessimist and optimist. Airlines estimate almost 174,000 passengers will use PBIA during Thanksgiving week....more... Flying, waiting, coping (The Express-Times)
Last year when the average gallon of gas cost $2.20, 38.1 million people traveled at least 50 miles from home Thanksgiving weekend....more... Delays keep airport staff busy (The Eureka Reporter)
They may be the only people in the airport who benefit from departure delays. Michael Davidson, Kelin Hill and Teresa Grouzard don?t wish for fog, bad weather and airplane malfunctions, but those happenings make their airport jobs much busier around holiday season....more... NZ Company under fire in Thailand (Scoop.co.nz)
?Graeme Hart?s Rank Group must immediately reinstate a Thailand trade union leader,? says Robert Reid, President of the National Distribution Union....more... Saturday's Our View: Questionable security (Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil)
As we approach one of the busiest travel times of the year, a time when entire families take to the air for holiday reunions, often in far-off places, a report made public Wednesday found that government investigators smuggled liquid explosives and detonators past airport security, exposing a dangerous hole in the nation's ability to keep these forbidden items off of airplanes.According to the ......more... Bush tries to cut airline delays (AP via Yahoo! News)
Ahead of the holiday travel crunch, President Bush has settled on steps intended to reduce air traffic congestion and long delays that have left passengers stranded....more... Air Travel Tips for Thanksgiving (Action News 24 Erie)
No one wants to see the word "canceled" next to their flight, but if you do run into problems during holiday travel, there are some things you can do to make your trip a little bit easier....more... |